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Queen Mathilde tours fashion museum and school in Antwerp

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10th September 2021
On Friday, Queen Mathilde of the Belgians travelled to Antwerp for a visit to the Fashion Museum.  Upon her arrival, Her Majesty attended a roundtable discussion on the fashion industry and the toll the global shutdown has had on it.  With the gathering of people being so dangerous, textile production slowed down, and the supply chain got significantly delayed. In addition, the fashion…
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Belgium's king and queen cancel engagements after family member contracts Covid

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2nd September 2021
King Philippe and Queen Mathilde of the Belgians have cancelled their forthcoming engagements after an unnamed member of their family tested positive for coronavirus. The king and queen will limit all their contacts in the coming days as a precaution after a ”younger” member of their family was found to have Covid. Philippe and Mathilde have taken PCR tests which have come back negative…
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Princess Elisabeth to study at Oxford this fall

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31st August 2021
The Duchess of Brabant is headed to the United Kingdom to further her education, the Belgian Royal House announced on Tuesday. In a press release, it was announced that Princess Elisabeth would begin her studies at Lincoln College, which is connected to Oxford University…
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Belgium's Prince Gabriel to continue studies in England

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20th August 2021
The Belgian Royal Family has announced that Prince Gabriel, second child of King Philippe and Queen Mathilde, is moving to England to continue his education. The news came as the prince, who is second in line to the Belgian throne, celebrated his eighteenth birthday. As his family shared new images of him to mark his coming of age, they also confirmed that he had obtained his International…
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Who is Prince Gabriel of Belgium?

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20th August 2021
The 20th of August is a day of celebrations in the Belgian Royal Family because King Philippe and Queen Mathilde’s second child celebrates his birthday.  In 2021, the day will be even more special, as the sovereign couple’s first son will turn 18, which, in Belgium…
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Belgian royal yacht for sale

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15th August 2021
A royal yacht belonging to Belgium’s former monarch, King Albert II and his wife, Queen Paola, is on the market. The couple has put the boat on sale for two million euros, according to Belgian media. The Alpa IV has belonged to Albert and Paola for over 12 years. It has…
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Belgium's Princess Elisabeth concludes military training

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30th July 2021
Princess Elisabeth of Belgium, Duchess of Brabant, has concluded her military training at the Royal Military Academy. Her training concluded with a three-day course at the Commando Training Center in Marche-les-Dames. The heir to the Belgian throne worked in an unusual environment to push her limits and show her courage in group exercises. The course included rock climbing, rappelling, death…
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